After Rand Paul’s ‘Obamacare Lite’ Criticisms, Trump Tweets ‘I Feel Sure’ He’ll Change His Mind
Remember a year and a half ago when President Trump and Rand Paul were insulting each other on the debate stage? Those days are long gone now, but they might be at loggerheads soon enough.
The president today said he’s “proud” to support the House GOP’s Obamacare replacement plan, but Paul––who was part of a press conference today by Republicans criticizing the bill––has been making it clear he’s not happy:
Th House leadership plan is Obamacare Lite. It will not pass. Conservarives are not going to take it. #FullRepeal
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) March 7, 2017
The House leadership Obamacare Lite plan has many problems. We should be stopping mandates, taxes and entitlements not keeping them.
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) March 7, 2017
House Obamacare Lite plan keeps Obamacare taxes for another year
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) March 7, 2017
It keeps Obamacare subsidies but renames them “refundable credits.”
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) March 7, 2017
Their plan keeps the Obamacare “Cadillac Tax” forever, which is a tax on the best health insurance.
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) March 7, 2017
It keeps individual mandate but makes you pay the insurance companies instead of the government
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) March 7, 2017
And it keeps insurance company subsidies forever.
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) March 7, 2017
Generally Trump’s tweets about people who disagree with him have, well, not been very kind, but he sent this out in response to Paul’s remarks:
I feel sure that my friend @RandPaul will come along with the new and great health care program because he knows Obamacare is a disaster!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 8, 2017
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